Back on my word
Topic: Me!
Chris called me on something this week. I'm usually a person that sticks to her word. Seriously. If I tell you that I'm going to hug and kiss you when I see you, I do it. Regardless of where or who is around :) I'm just one of those people and my word means a lot.

HOWEVER, Chris told me that I had gone back on my word. It's true. He didn't lie. I did. I swore up and down and cross-wise that my child would not wear any camo clothing. I don't like it. I know it's the "thing' to do, but I've never been one of those to keep up with current trends. I'm more of a "preppy" and "classic" dresser. You know. GAP type. But my mom went shopping and bought Cale camo shorts and a camo shirt (not to be worn together because then I would DEFINITELY blow a gasket!). Cale ADORES them. He calls them his "Soldier Clothes" and asked where his matching hat was (his Uncle Tatee is in the Army and he knows the uniform). I had to inform him that he didn't have a hat, but that he can wear EITHER his shorts OR his shirt.

Yes, I should have never said never, but I still have yet to put him, in his almost 4 years of life on the outside, in a character shirt and/or pants. That's one thing I'm sticking to my guns on. I leave that to the underwear that no one sees. Evil momma :)

Pictures of my obsession
Topic: Me!
I know that I've mentioned my love for babywearing and slings here before. It's not gotten ANY better!! Unfortunately, we don't have the money to keep up this habit, but I've found some AWESOME deals and have added to my stash!! So, I wanted to share with you some pictures. . .maybe you'll understand it a bit more :)

Up first is my sling. Mom bought this for me when I was pregnant with Pruitt. I chose it because it is made by Jennifer of Blue Sky Baby Slings and she's a fellow Okie!

My second carrier is a wrap. I love this wrap, it's an Ellaroo wrap. This started my wrapping frenzy!

Then there's my pouch. I got a killer deal on this and it works for me! I had tried one before when Pru was smaller, but it just didn't work right, but I'm so pumped this one does!

I also own an AWESOME mai tei by Baby Blue Cat Designs and love it also! I wore Pruitt in this at the mall last weekend and talk about turning heads. Doesn't help that he was on my back either! LOL

I also got another Blue Sky Baby Sling mai tei for a KILLER deal too. This one, Chris stated he could wear so here's my babywearing daddy!!

And my last one is a BB-Slen wrap. It's my first "expensive" wrap but, again, got it for a killer deal! I must say that I love red!!!!!!

I know that I already have a wish list going, but since I've found the pouch love, I want to add to it :) These Karma Baby pouches from Hold Me Near are GORGEOUS!!!!! They also have this stunning Catbird Baby mai tei that I drool over. Maybe one day the fairy of babywearing will grant me with the more expensive, and possibly unused, carriers. Until then, I dream of them and wish and am grateful for the hand-me-down carriers I do own. . .

A baby sister
Topic: Momma's Lover Dover
Yesterday, in the midst of playing cars and trucks on the table, Cale looked at me and said, "Is Carly your sister?" I nodded yes. He went about his playing and said, "Oma is my sister." I, unfortunately, had to tell him that she was in fact his grandmother, not his sister. He started to laugh which led me to believe that he was originally joking, but he eerily stopped the laughing and looked at me and said, "I need a sister because I only have a brother. Pruitt is my baby brother and I am the big brother Cale." So, thinking about how this conversation was already going to play out to Bubba, I just had to ask!

Me ~ You think you really need a sister?

Cale ~ Yep, will she be a baby?

Me ~ She could be. Probably like Pruitt was a little baby.

Cale ~ Will she cry? Cry like Pruitt cries?

Me ~ Oh yeah, babies cry. Are you sure you'd want another baby around?

Cale ~ Yep, I need a sister momma.

Me ~ Well, I'm not so sure you won't have one, but you won't get one for awhile.

Cale ~ Why not?

Me ~ Well, I'm not sure I'm ready to have one. Remember, they grow in a momma's belly.

Cale ~ Well, we can go buy one then.

It blows my mind that he thinks this way. This kid knew that I pushed him out, I never told him or explained it to him. He also knew that Pruitt came from "momma's boo boo on her belly" and we also didn't tell him that. We'll see if he's singing a different tune in a few years. During the meantime, I'll have to try to talk his Daddy into it LOL

Up and down
Topic: Me!
Within two minutes tonight, I hit a high and I hit a low.

Let's start with the low. I emailed a friend of mine. I like to call her my friend. She has a son, with gorgeous red locks, and he's 6 months younger than Cale. Cale adores him. He's so cute and funny!! And, they live less than a mile away, which is odd b/c we don't see each other much, but we chat, and enjoy, and we have a great relationship as is. Well, she's moving to TN. That totally bites. That bites the big one. I'm really down about this!!

Then, after reading that, I get an email that says, "Hey, I have a checkerboard cake pan just sitting in the garage, brand new. Do you want it?" UH YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'll have a rockin' cake for Cale's birthday, but D & J won't be there this year *sniff sniff*

Off the wall thought
Topic: Weirdness
You know how you grow up hearing, "You are what you eat"?? If that's true, then I'm a giant potato, drenched in chocolate, on a bed of ice cream with a green olive on top. Doesn't sound very appealing huh??

So what are you?

My dancing
Topic: Weirdness
Mom and dad have always enjoyed my "dancing." The word "dancing" is in quotes because although it is dancing, it's not dancing that you would do in front of people of importance, not that mom and dad aren't important, well shoot, I'm just getting myself buried here :)

Anyway, I saw this commercial from Carl's Jr (drag the cow to the box to see it) and just needed the song to dance to. I finally found it - It's by Sean Paul and called Get Busy, HOWEVER, after seeing a rather large woman on the Jell-O commercial while the music goes "Jiggle and a Wigglin' free, in a Wiggle and Jigglin' spree". . .I will no longer be dancing. If THAT'S what I look like, I sincerely apologize for EVER dancing in my fun manner.

Now I understand why everyone laughed and wanted me to do it over. . .and over. . .and over. Glad my jigglin' fat amuses you. :)

Send money
Topic: Me!
I need money. I do. I usually don't spend money like SOMEONE ELSE THAT LIVES WITH ME (boy can he spend money, especially other people's money!) but today, there are quite a few things that I'd like to have.

Since Pruitt has been born, I've worn him. I have a few carriers in my stash, but I'm really wanting this new mei tai with wrap style straps. Found these others too. I'd also like a new wrap or two to add.

Amazingly enough, I could also use another nursing bra. . .how sad is that?? And a few more shirts would be helpful too! Especially with this weather around Oklahoma. Yesterday, on March 12, 2006, it was 88?!! Ummm. . .isn't it still winter????

Next starts my shoe addiction. I really haven't gotten many new pairs of shoes the past few years. Here are a few that I could live with in my rotation :) I think these are TOO cute! They scream me. And they'd be a great option to my blue Uggs. Although, I might replace my blue Uggs with the new lace up style. I'd also gladly add these slides to my wardrobe. I can picture them now. . .

Now, there are things I'd like for the boys too. We got Cale a twin bed (his room just isn't big enough for a full right now) and ordered the quilt. . .but there's nothing to go with it!! I need curtains and sheets and shams :) Cale also had these last summer and he's standing at my shoulder telling me he needs another pair LOL And he's adding these to his list also. Do you know how hard it is to find lighted shoes in a size 12.5 or 13?!?!?

Now for Pru, I've always adored this darling set (or one like it) but just haven't been OK'd to buy. Of course, I'm always drooling over the latest designs by our friends at Robeez. :)

Then there's ebay. Don't even get me started.

But maybe I can sell Bubba. Would someone out there buy him?? I would normally sell Cale, but he's being good today ;)

Anyway, feel free to donate to my wants today. I'd greatly appreciate it :)

Whip out a kleenex
In true Cale fashion, he stole my heart today. But first, I have to start at the beginning.

As some of you may know, Bubba had his wisdom teeth taken out on Friday. Yep, all 4. So, I went from a mother with two children, to a SINGLE mother of THREE children thanks to an oral surgeon and some freaking teeth :) Since Friday, I've traded my kids in and out, pumped, played errand runner, waitress, vomit cleaner-upper (yep, Bubba got violently sick Friday night. . .for THREE HOURS), then tack on my normal duties!! It's been a long 4 days to say the least. If I wasn't handing out drugs, then I was fixing scrambled eggs or steamed rice or pudding or gatorade or chicken noodle soup minus the chicken (which isn't too odd considering I do this for Cale - isn't his wife going to thank me? LOL). By today, I was just fed up with everything.

Bubba kept thinking up things that he wanted to attempt to eat, but that we didn't have on hand. Finally, I just stated, "Well, why don't you put more money in the bank so that I can go get you EVERYTHING THAT YOU WANT??" He grunted and I continued washing dishes. Not two minutes later, here comes Cale. And do you know what that child did/said to me? He handed me two fistfuls of change and said, "Here's you some money to put in the bank." In true mother fashion, I cried. How can a three year old have such a mature and kind heart?!?!? Oh, the waves of love that those words sent through my soul. Just the sweetest thing.

That is momma's Lover Dover. . .that's where he got that nickname. . .not from smacking me in the face with a pinwheel tonight, nope, that's not my Lover. I will try and remember that moment everytime he screams, yells, ignores me, etc. Those moments are what make it all worth while and I believe that's God's way of saying, "Don't rip his head off just yet. . .there is hope." ;)

The Human Jukebox
Topic: Momma's Lover Dover
First off and TOTALLY off the topic, when I went to add this entry to my blog, there's an advertisement ticker that said, BIG MOMMA and my initial thought was, HEY NOW!!! That's uncool. Then it hit me it was for the new movie. . .but it doesn't say that!!

Anyway, I get made fun of a lot for my extensive file of songs that I have stored in my noggin. I love music, what can I say? But the funniest part is that I've passed part of my file cabinet down to Cale. He loves music so much. He also loves all different kinds of music which makes this hysterical! Chris made a cd for himself which Cale has determined is actually his. **Diversion** I just looked down to see Pru rolling, yes ROLLING, across the floor to get to a piece of paper. Isn't he too young for this?? **end of diversion** Cale loves the Boom Boom song (otherwise known as Queen's We Will Rock You). He will sing the song LOUDLY. Some words are clear and some are jumbled together, but it's funny regardless. The next song is a song that I don't care for. Chris loves it, but it's just not my style of country. It's Big and Rich's Save a Horse Ride a Cowboy. Cale loves it. Imagine a 3 year old singing THOSE lyrics!

Then, I made a cd for my brother-in-law, but it got left at my parents' house. Cale found it, put it in his DVD player and found it had the Boom Boom song on it. Mom and dad let him listen to it thinking it was harmless. Last week we were watching the George Lopez show and their theme song is Low Rider. We thought Cale as mimicking the song, but, after I questioned him TWICE, I got what he was saying, "Oh my gosh Becky, look at her butt. . ." I seriously almost died. SERIOUSLY. Not exactly a song for him to break into at school ya know?!?

I'm proud that I've passed down my love for music, but what happened to Twinkle Twinkle or Mary Had A Little Lamb for pre-schoolers? Well, if I can figure out how to record him singing these songs, I'll post it here for your listening pleasure. You'll laugh til you pee. ;)

I best be going now before Pruitt claws a hole through the wall!!!

Who knew??
Topic: Weirdness
Every once in a while a person will have a moment when they say, "Huh. . .who knew!?!" I had one today.

It's been sleeting and snowing here so I knew I wouldn't leave the house. I ended up cooking. . .A LOT. . .this weekend. Today's project - no bake chocolate cookies. As I finished spooning them out on the wax paper, I licked the spoon. Here's where my, "Huh. . .who knew?!?" moment occurred.

Did you know that if you leave a big tub of bubble gum, albeit closed, in the same pantry as the rest of your food that it will give your oatmeal a nice bubble gum flavor????

See!! A piece of pretty useless knowledge, but at least you'll sleep better tonight!!